HOBOKEN -- Volunteers dealing with the city's response to Hurricane Sandy continued trying
to persuade senior citizens with health issues to move to the Hoboken shelter.

Roughly 35 people had moved into the
shelter as of around 2:30 p.m. today, said Mayor Dawn Zimmer who
helped coordinate teams of volunteers who are knocking on doors of
senior citizens to persuade them to use the shelter at Wallace School,
1100 Willow Ave.

The Hoboken Volunteer Ambulance Corps
is helping move residents to the shelters.

The city is operating an Emergency
Operations Center located in City Hall that is staffed by
volunteers and city staff to provide information to residents and
coordinate efforts of the volunteers.

Cots have been set up in the City
Council chambers for volunteers and staff to stay overnight.